Sale reports / Mississippi / Peoples Livestock Auction / 2022-08-15

Peoples Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Houston, Mississippi · Mon, Aug 15
● Final58 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2123
Feeder Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 118▲ 50 vs year ago 100 · +50.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 90▲ 51 vs year ago 38 · +134.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 80▲ 20 vs year ago 30 · +66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

COMPARED TO LAST WEEK: FEEDER STEERS AND HEIFERS TRADED MOSTLY STEADY. SLAUGHTER COWS AND BULLS TRADED 2.00-3.00 LOWER. DEMAND MODERATE. QUALITY AVERAGE.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $148.21/cwt on 53 head.
Average price
$148.21
53 head · 419 lb average
Value per head Derived
$621
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$250
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$55.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.64
vs MS average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1402159.7464324
Medium and Large 1-2451150.1967714thin
Medium and Large 2427133.8557112thin
Medium and Large 3377104.173923thin
One grade step is worth $55.58/cwt here — about $250 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale53 hd
148.21
—
MS average13 barns · 580 hd
151.85
−3.64
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,59596.871,5455thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13171.1480515
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00156.8456912

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,020$1,0503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)980$8605
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,067$1,0503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,150$1,0001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)770$70020

Every lot

58 lots · USDA AMS · Peoples Livestock Auction - Houston, MS
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1200220.00/cwt220.00–220.004401
Steers—Medium and Large 1250200.00/cwt200.00–200.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1323197.40/cwt195.00–200.006382
Steers—Medium and Large 1375180.00/cwt180.00–180.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 1413182.14/cwt160.00–195.007524
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1255165.00/cwt165.00–165.004211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270125.00/cwt125.00–125.003381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318150.47/cwt150.00–151.004782
Heifers—Medium and Large 335090.00/cwt90.00–90.003151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2359131.32/cwt122.00–142.504714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363152.98/cwt147.00–157.505553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1409148.87/cwt147.50–150.006094
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433126.23/cwt122.50–130.005472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2437146.58/cwt146.00–147.506415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473136.27/cwt135.00–137.506456
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474120.91/cwt120.00–122.505735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500121.25/cwt120.00–122.506062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505135.00/cwt135.00–135.006823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1545133.00/cwt133.00–133.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy680130.00/cwt130.00–130.008841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy800110.00/cwt110.00–110.008801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1235172.50/cwt172.50–172.504051
Bulls—Medium and Large 3270122.50/cwt122.50–122.503311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1282162.34/cwt160.00–165.004583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2315170.00/cwt170.00–170.005363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318172.71/cwt165.00–185.005495
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330147.50/cwt147.50–147.504871
Bulls—Medium and Large 336080.00/cwt80.00–80.002881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363135.60/cwt125.00–142.504923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380160.84/cwt155.00–170.006115
Bulls—Medium and Large 2400137.50/cwt135.00–140.005502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422163.41/cwt157.50–175.006905
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445150.00/cwt150.00–150.006683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467130.37/cwt120.00–140.006095
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480145.00/cwt145.00–145.006963
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519141.52/cwt140.00–142.507345
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530145.00/cwt145.00–145.007693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560147.50/cwt147.50–147.508261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565125.00/cwt125.00–125.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1825107.00/cwt107.00–107.008831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,20072.00/cwt72.00–72.008641
Bulls——1,675101.11/cwt96.00–105.001,6943
Bulls——1,750109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,9081
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90836.61/cwt31.00–40.003323
Cows—Lean 85-90%95857.00/cwt54.00–62.005463
Cows—Boner 80-85%99665.07/cwt60.00–76.006487
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06866.87/cwt62.00–70.007146
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25076.45/cwt74.00–83.009568
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0001,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1501,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2770700.00/head700.00–700.0070020
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2900700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000900.00/head900.00–900.009004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0503

This sale against other markets

Mississippi weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.